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Why does WWE Smackdown have a special start time tonight? UK live stream and confirmed match card

The road to WWE WrestleMania 41 is underway and tonight Smackdown has stopped off in Barcelona, Spain.

Hot on the heels of Monday Night Raw where Roman Reigns made his shocking return to attack Seth Rollins and CM Punk in the middle of their steel cage match, it is certainly an exciting time for the WWE Universe.

Attentions now turn to Friday Night Smackdown and the build for WrestleMania which takes place in Las Vegas across two days next month.

Cody Rhodes is expected to address the WWE universe once again after being on the receiving end of an attack by John Cena at the Elimination Chamber PLE at the beginning of the month.

What time does WWE Smackdown start in the UK?

The latest edition of WWE Smackdown on Netflix is already underway. In fact, the show began at 7pm GMT (8pm EST) on Friday evening.

This marks a significant change as previously whenever WWE aired shows from the UK, they’d air on a delay to fit with the US broadcast times which would have been 1am for the UK audience.

However, that’s all changed with the Netflix deal.

How to watch WWE Smackdown

Those with a subscription can watch WWE Smackdown live right now on Netflix at no additional cost, while they can also catch up in full after the event.

WWE Smackdown match card

Six-man Tag Team match: Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga vs. Jimmy Uso, LA Knight and Braun Strowman

Randy Orton vs. Carmelo Hayes

Charlotte Flair vs. B-Fab

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